diff --git a/include/trace/events/rpcrdma.h b/include/trace/events/rpcrdma.h
index 28dd498e683e..6d9075507bd6 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/rpcrdma.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/rpcrdma.h
@@ -698,6 +698,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(xprtrdma_post_send,
 
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		__field(const void *, req)
+		__field(const void *, sc)
 		__field(unsigned int, task_id)
 		__field(unsigned int, client_id)
 		__field(int, num_sge)
@@ -712,14 +713,15 @@ TRACE_EVENT(xprtrdma_post_send,
 		__entry->client_id = rqst->rq_task->tk_client ?
 				     rqst->rq_task->tk_client->cl_clid : -1;
 		__entry->req = req;
+		__entry->sc = req->rl_sendctx;
 		__entry->num_sge = req->rl_wr.num_sge;
 		__entry->signaled = req->rl_wr.send_flags & IB_SEND_SIGNALED;
 		__entry->status = status;
 	),
 
-	TP_printk("task:%u@%u req=%p (%d SGE%s) %sstatus=%d",
+	TP_printk("task:%u@%u req=%p sc=%p (%d SGE%s) %sstatus=%d",
 		__entry->task_id, __entry->client_id,
-		__entry->req, __entry->num_sge,
+		__entry->req, __entry->sc, __entry->num_sge,
 		(__entry->num_sge == 1 ? "" : "s"),
 		(__entry->signaled ? "signaled " : ""),
 		__entry->status
@@ -818,6 +820,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(xprtrdma_wc_send,
 
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		__field(const void *, req)
+		__field(const void *, sc)
 		__field(unsigned int, unmap_count)
 		__field(unsigned int, status)
 		__field(unsigned int, vendor_err)
@@ -825,13 +828,14 @@ TRACE_EVENT(xprtrdma_wc_send,
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
 		__entry->req = sc->sc_req;
+		__entry->sc = sc;
 		__entry->unmap_count = sc->sc_unmap_count;
 		__entry->status = wc->status;
 		__entry->vendor_err = __entry->status ? wc->vendor_err : 0;
 	),
 
-	TP_printk("req=%p, unmapped %u pages: %s (%u/0x%x)",
-		__entry->req, __entry->unmap_count,
+	TP_printk("req=%p sc=%p unmapped=%u: %s (%u/0x%x)",
+		__entry->req, __entry->sc, __entry->unmap_count,
 		rdma_show_wc_status(__entry->status),
 		__entry->status, __entry->vendor_err
 	)
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
index 0ad81d3c735e..3cc6d19f7f3a 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@
 /*
  * internal functions
  */
+static int rpcrdma_sendctxs_create(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt);
+static void rpcrdma_sendctxs_destroy(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt);
 static void rpcrdma_sendctx_put_locked(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt,
 				       struct rpcrdma_sendctx *sc);
 static void rpcrdma_reqs_reset(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt);
@@ -427,6 +429,7 @@ rpcrdma_ia_remove(struct rpcrdma_ia *ia)
 		rpcrdma_regbuf_dma_unmap(req->rl_recvbuf);
 	}
 	rpcrdma_mrs_destroy(r_xprt);
+	rpcrdma_sendctxs_destroy(r_xprt);
 	ib_dealloc_pd(ia->ri_pd);
 	ia->ri_pd = NULL;
 
@@ -704,6 +707,10 @@ rpcrdma_ep_connect(struct rpcrdma_ep *ep, struct rpcrdma_ia *ia)
 	rpcrdma_reset_cwnd(r_xprt);
 	rpcrdma_post_recvs(r_xprt, true);
 
+	rc = rpcrdma_sendctxs_create(r_xprt);
+	if (rc)
+		goto out;
+
 	rc = rdma_connect(ia->ri_id, &ep->rep_remote_cma);
 	if (rc)
 		goto out;
@@ -756,6 +763,7 @@ rpcrdma_ep_disconnect(struct rpcrdma_ep *ep, struct rpcrdma_ia *ia)
 	rpcrdma_xprt_drain(r_xprt);
 	rpcrdma_reqs_reset(r_xprt);
 	rpcrdma_mrs_destroy(r_xprt);
+	rpcrdma_sendctxs_destroy(r_xprt);
 }
 
 /* Fixed-size circular FIFO queue. This implementation is wait-free and
@@ -775,13 +783,17 @@ rpcrdma_ep_disconnect(struct rpcrdma_ep *ep, struct rpcrdma_ia *ia)
  * queue activity, and rpcrdma_xprt_drain has flushed all remaining
  * Send requests.
  */
-static void rpcrdma_sendctxs_destroy(struct rpcrdma_buffer *buf)
+static void rpcrdma_sendctxs_destroy(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt)
 {
+	struct rpcrdma_buffer *buf = &r_xprt->rx_buf;
 	unsigned long i;
 
+	if (!buf->rb_sc_ctxs)
+		return;
 	for (i = 0; i <= buf->rb_sc_last; i++)
 		kfree(buf->rb_sc_ctxs[i]);
 	kfree(buf->rb_sc_ctxs);
+	buf->rb_sc_ctxs = NULL;
 }
 
 static struct rpcrdma_sendctx *rpcrdma_sendctx_create(struct rpcrdma_ep *ep)
@@ -809,7 +821,6 @@ static int rpcrdma_sendctxs_create(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt)
 	 * Sends are posted.
 	 */
 	i = buf->rb_max_requests + RPCRDMA_MAX_BC_REQUESTS;
-	dprintk("RPC:       %s: allocating %lu send_ctxs\n", __func__, i);
 	buf->rb_sc_ctxs = kcalloc(i, sizeof(sc), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!buf->rb_sc_ctxs)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -823,6 +834,8 @@ static int rpcrdma_sendctxs_create(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt)
 		buf->rb_sc_ctxs[i] = sc;
 	}
 
+	buf->rb_sc_head = 0;
+	buf->rb_sc_tail = 0;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1165,10 +1178,6 @@ int rpcrdma_buffer_create(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt)
 
 	init_llist_head(&buf->rb_free_reps);
 
-	rc = rpcrdma_sendctxs_create(r_xprt);
-	if (rc)
-		goto out;
-
 	return 0;
 out:
 	rpcrdma_buffer_destroy(buf);
@@ -1244,7 +1253,6 @@ static void rpcrdma_mrs_destroy(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt)
 void
 rpcrdma_buffer_destroy(struct rpcrdma_buffer *buf)
 {
-	rpcrdma_sendctxs_destroy(buf);
 	rpcrdma_reps_destroy(buf);
 
 	while (!list_empty(&buf->rb_send_bufs)) {
